Amman vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2451
🏠 One person rent
$398
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2213
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
59
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
504K

The cost of living in Amman is 1% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5383rd ($1009 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pohang ranked 40th in South Korea, while ranked 3561st and 3894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Pohang

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Amman Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$6706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$2785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$7.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$13593

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1076
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1062
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$1038
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$929
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$1039
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$949
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$975
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1084
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1108
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$934
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$957
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1008
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$973
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$984
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$995
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$1064
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$913
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$934
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1001
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$1037
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$920
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1003
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$937
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$924
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$959
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$980
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$976
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$991
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$1020
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$910
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$831
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$933
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$1046
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$1063
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$1016